as in undermining
to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality
a movie version that castrates the hard-hitting novel
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The challenge for policymakers will be to curb misleading promotion without cutting off patients’ access to reliable information or undermining their role in directing their own care – and that will likely require addressing broader issues in the health care system.—
Anna Chorniy,
The Conversation,
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In the run-up to the midterm elections later this year, Kennedy appears to be shifting his focus from undermining the childhood-vaccine schedule—his least popular priority, according to one recent poll—to battling the food industry, which enjoys broad support.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Roughly 40% of federal spending now goes to defense and security, draining Russia’s economy and hollowing out its workforce.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
24 Feb. 2026
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Ball sizzled by draining 6 of 7 attempts beyond the arc in that period.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Feb. 2026
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The concentration of power in one person, the undermining of elections, disregarding the rule of law, the weakening checks and balances, and replacing constitutional loyalty with personal loyalty.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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The arrogance seen in 2010 is now also on display in how Lawson-Remer is making the case for weakening term limits as part of broader changes that would give the board’s Democratic majority (and its union allies) even more clout.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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As these components segregate over generations, the gene drive becomes less functional, strategy that has been described as a means of developing self-exhausting gene drives that limit geographic distribution.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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The selling pressure appears to be exhausting itself, setting the stage for a classic snap-back rally.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
10 Feb. 2026
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Then in February this year rumors swirled that the couple had secretly married, after Zendaya was spotted wearing a gold band instead of the diamond ring.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
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All of them, naturally, are wearing Burberry’s famous trench coat.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Castrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/castrating. Accessed 3 Mar. 2026.
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